OVERVIEW SCHEDULE2–14 December 2018

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great honour for me to be able to welcome you at the 24th session of COP24 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24) in Katowice. This place was not a random choice. Just 25 years ago smokestacks were dominating the city. Today, the capital of Silesia is famous for its cultural zone, numerous innovations in many areas of life and new technologies. And from the fact that it is one of the greenest cities in Poland, where forests constitute almost half of the area. I am convinced that the context of the location fits perfectly into the idea of the event. For the transformation in recent years shows how much this region has done to improve the climate.

COP24 in terms of the number of tasks to be completed and decisions to be taken, seems to be one of the most demanding and ambitious summits. I believe that thanks to the involvement of all the Parties, in an atmosphere of openness, trust and readiness for dialogue, we will be able to create a “Katowice Rulebook”, which will contain detailed operating rules of the Paris Agreement. I know that I can count on you because we have one goal – to reach an agreement acceptable to each Party. In accordance with this year’s COP - “Changing together” motto, we jointly decide to make changes. It is up to us how our future will look like. Together we can do more!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I wish you, for the next two weeks, to feel here - in Katowice - like at home. And so that you can find here a good place to work, like-minded people, and maybe even friends. I believe that despite the hard work full of sacrifices, you will remember the time spent here with satisfaction and joy. I hope that Katowice and its great transformation will be an inspiration for the decisions made during COP24.

Looking forward to see at the conference!

Michał Kurtyka

Saturday, 8 Dec

10:00-13:00 Closing plenaries of the SBSTA, SBI and APA

Action Event on Oceans & Coastal Zones

Action Event on Energy

Lunch

15:00-18:00 Closing plenaries of the SBSTA, SBI and APA

Roundtable on SDG 12 and Climate (15:00–16:30)

Action Event on Land Use

EveningInformal Plenary meeting of the COP, (Upon conclusion of the SBs and APA

closing plenaries)

Tuesday, 4 Dec

10:00–13:00 Global Climate Action High-Level Event (10:00-11:30)

Lunch

15:00–18:00

SBSTA-IPCC special event: Unpacking the new scientific knowledge and key findings in the IPCC

Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (15:00-18:00)

Evening Host country reception for delegates by the President of Katowice Marcin Krupa

Wednesday, 5 Dec

10:00–13:00 Pre-2020 stocktake: technical part

Lunch

15:00–18:00

EveningNairobi work programme Focal Point

Forum: Economic Diversification(18:30–21:00)

Thursday, 6 Dec

10:00–13:00

Young and Future Generations Day

Talanoa Dialogue: wrap-up meeting of the preparatory phase (10:00–12:00)

Lunch Intergenerational Inquiry (13:00–14:30)

15:00–18:00 Yearbook (16:30–18:00)

Friday, 7 Dec

10:00–13:00

Facilitative sharing of views

Action Event on Human Settlements

Action Event on Industry

Lunch

15:00–18:00

Multilateral assessment

Action Event on Transport

Action Event on Water

Week 1 (2–8 December) TIME Plenary meetings and meetings of groups

of the Convention and Protocol bodies Events and workshops (Time TBC) GCA (Time TBC)

Sunday,2 Dec

10:00–13:00 First plenary meetings of the COP and CMP and resumption of the CMA

Lunch

15:00–18:00 First plenary meetings of the SBSTA, SBI and resumption of the APA

Monday,3 Dec

10:00–13:00

Official opening ceremony Koronivia Workshop

First part of the high-level segment (national statements)

Review of the work of the improved forum on the impact of the

implementation of response measures

Multilateral assessment

Lunch First part of the joint COP, CMP, CMA, SBSTA, SBI and APA plenary for statements

15:00–18:00 High-level segment (national statements)

Koronivia Workshop

Review of the work of the improved forum on the impact of the

implementation of response measures

Facilitative sharing of views

Evening Second part of the joint COP, CMP, CMA, SBSTA, SBI and APA plenary for statements

Sessional period (2–14 December) **

Pre-sessional period (26 November – 1 December)

* GCA events are marked in blue font. 

** For meetings of groups of the Convention, Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement bodies please consult the Daily Programme and CCTV.

1Week

26–27 Nov 28–29 Nov 30 Nov – 1 Dec

Least developed countries (LDCs) preparatory meetings

African Group preparatory meetings

Small island developing States (SIDS) preparatory meetings

G-77 & China preparatory meetings

Wednesday, 12 Dec

10:00-13:00 High-level segment (national statements)

Lunch

15:00-18:00 Closing plenaries of COP and CMP (non-PAWP agenda items)

Momentum for Change Planetary Health: Food systems (13:15–14:45)

Talanoa Dialogue: closing meeting of the political phase (16:00-18:00)

Thursday, 13 Dec

10:00-13:00

Education Day

High-level education event (13:00-14:30)

Lunch

15:00-18:00

Friday, 14 Dec

10:00-13:00

Lunch

15:00-18:00 Closing plenaries of the COP and CMA (PAWP)

Week 2 (10–14 December) TIME Plenary meetings and meetings of groups

of the Convention and Protocol bodies Events and workshops (Time TBC) GCA (Time TBC)

Monday, 10 Dec

10:00-13:00

Pre-2020 stocktake: high-level part

Roundtable on SDG 8 and Climate (11:30–13:00)

Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (13:15–14:45)

Lunch Roundtable on Resilience and Climate Action

15:00-18:00

3rd High Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance

Roundtable on Land Use, Water and Energy (15:00-16:30)

Roundtable on Oceans & Coastal Zones and Transport (16:30-18:00)

Tuesday, 11 Dec

10:00-13:00

Gender Day

Talanoa Dialogue: opening meeting of the political phase (9:00-10:30)

Talanoa Dialogue: high-level ministerial round tables (10:45-15:00)

Sports for Climate Action (11:30-13:00)

Lunch

15:00-18:00Second part of the high-level segment

(national statements)

Climate Action in Tourism (15:00-16:30)

Roundtable on SDG 9 and Climate (15:00–16:30)

Marrakech Partnership Closing (17:00-18:00)

Momentum for Change Award Ceremony (18:00-20:00)

Lunch

15:00-18:00 Closing plenaries of the COP and CMA (PAWP)

Sessional period (2–14 December) **

2Week

Pre-sessional period (26 November – 1 December)

26–27 Nov 28–29 Nov 30 Nov – 1 Dec

Least developed countries (LDCs) preparatory meetings

African Group preparatory meetings

Small island developing States (SIDS) preparatory meetings

G-77 & China preparatory meetings

Bank Ochrony Środowiska S.A. was established in 1991 as a specialist bank supplementing and sup-porting the activities of environmental protection funds. BOŚ concentrates its activity on the domestic market, implementing the principles of sustainable development, financing projects implemented with respect for the surrounding environment. During over 27 years of operation, BOŚ granted almost PLN 20 billion of proecological loans for various tasks to protect individual environmental components, and the value of investments carried out with the use of these loans exceeded PLN 50 billion. They fit into the mission of the Bank, which emphasizes that BOŚ is “Polish Bank combining business and ecology for the benefit of customers”.

Chamber of Commerce Polish District Heating is an organization founded in 1994 that brings together traders, whose activities are related to the production, processing, storage, transmission and distribution and marketing of heat. The Chamber operates in the country as well as abroad and is a member of Euroheat & Power. It unites 250 members of different ownership structure and diversified sales volume of heat from below than 100 thousand GJ to 40 million GJ per year.

JSW is the largest coking coal and a major coke producer in the EU - the crucial ingredients for steel pro-duction, necessary for development of innovative technologies and industry. The company is constantly undertaking actions to meet the climate policy requirements by developing innovative and low-emission technologies, successively trying to increase the efficiency of production and use of available resources. JSW is making efforts to become totally self-sufficient in terms of energy, constantly reducing methane emissions. Company builds its own energy sources using photovoltaics as well as works on technology for separation of hydrogen from coke oven gas.

Leroy Merlin Polska is a network of sixty construction and decorative stores. The company is active in the field of environmental protection, including taking part in educational campaigns, eg “I CAN! Stop smog” in Silesian Voivodeship or „Breathe Warsaw” in the Mazovia Voivodeship. In addition, the company educates clients in the store on the subject of ecological heating. Leroy Merlin also cares for the children’s education through the ecological educational campaign “Dzieciaki Sadzeniaki” conducted for years, thanks to which Leroy Merlin employees show children the role of plants in the ecosystem during the joint replanting of flowers. Over 100,000 children have participated in this event so far.

PKN ORLEN is a leading-edge player on the fuel and energy markets and the largest company in Central and Eastern Europe. We minimise any negative impact of our operations by adapting our plants and units to new environmental standards and requirements defined in the EU regulations and BAT Conclusions. We develop our operations using the latest low emission technologies, with the recently commissioned CCGT units in Płock and Włocławek being the case in point.

Polish Mining Group (Polska Grupa Górnicza) - a modern and innovative enterprise which is the largest mining company in the European Union. We are a key employer in southern Poland, as well as a source of technological progress that creates pillars of growth and development of the Polish and European economy. We are developing thanks to increasing efficiency and process optimization together with maintaining high standards of environmental protection especially taking care of the climate.

Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) is the leader of the Polish natural gas market. PGNiG delivers a low-emission, affordable and reliable energy source for households and industry, which contributes to the Paris Agreement objectives and improves the air quality. Environmental attitude and quality of life are in the heart of PGNiG strategy.

PZU Group is one of the largest financial institutions in Poland and in Central and Eastern Europe. For over 200 years, the core of PZU Group is insurance activity, which aims to ensure a sense of peace and security for our clients through the offered comprehensive insurance protection in all crucial areas of private, public, and economic life. As a socially responsible organization, we subscribe to the concept that the value of our Company should be consistent with the interests of our environment and should be based on the sustainable and accountable use of the resources put at our disposal.

The Polish Electricity Association is an association of the electrical power sector, whose activities focus on issues related to the functioning of the industry in a modern market economy. We engage in actions and projects thanks to which the Polish electrical power industry can better meet the challenges related to European integration, ensuring power supply safety, competitive market, environmental protection and development of state-of-the-art technologies. We actively support the development of Polish electrical power industry, by conducting opinion-forming activities aimed at the improvement of power industry operations and shaping of a rational, industry- -friendly regulatory environment, both in Poland and in the European Union. We are a member of the Union of the Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC, which is the biggest association of the electrical power industry in Europe.

T‑Mobile Polska is one of the largest mobile operators in Poland, serving 10,509 million customers. The way of doing business has been important since the very beginning of T-Mobile Polska. Corporate social responsibility activities are an integral part of the T-Mobile Polska strategy. The belief that a strong company can only be built through the passion and commitment of employees, trust of suppliers and business partners, quality of services provided to customers, a favourable local societies and protection of the natural environment helped T-Mobile Polska to become one of today’s strongest telecommunications brands.

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